An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel on April 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel closes airspace as Iran launches drones in first-ever full-scale military assault Iran launched drones toward Israel late Saturday, the Israeli military announced, and Iran’s state-run media reported that dozens…
Indian Navy ships free hijacked Iranian fishing vessel off Somalia, rescue 23 Pakistani nationals Indian Naval Ships Sumedha and Trishul intercepted and freed hijacked Iranian Fishing Vessel Al-Kambar off Somalia after forcing the pirates to surrender over the course of 12 hours and safely rescued the crew consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals. “After more than 12 hours…
Arvind Kejriwal arrest | After India summons envoy, U.S. stresses it encourages fair, transparent legal proceedings After India summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to lodge a protest over remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Washington on Wednesday stressed that it encourages fair, transparent, timely legal processes and “we don’t think anyone should object to…
Employment scenario in India grim, says ILO report India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of youngsters with secondary or higher education in the total unemployed youth has almost doubled from 35.2% in 2000 to 65.7% in 2022, as per the India Employment Report 2024 released by the International…
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.N. Security Council…
Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU students’ union elections Around 11.30 p.m, the election committee declared that the United Left panel won three posts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), while the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) won one post. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad lost all the posts by a…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Abducted Army officer rescued in Manipur’s Thoubal Amid the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, a serving Junior Commissioned Officer of the Indian Army, who was on Friday morning abducted from his home in Thoubal district was rescued the same evening after an hours-long search operation launched by…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers during a meeting on the vision document for the Viksit Bharat 2047 & detailed action plan for the next five years, in New Delhi on March 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI PM Modi brainstorms over Vision 2047 with ministerial council, sets 100-day agenda for third…
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar along with supporters stage a dharna outside Sandeshkhali police station demanding the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, in Sandeshkhali on Thursday., February 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Farmer protests won’t impact wheat procurement: Centre As the wheat harvest and procurement season is about to begin in March,…
Farmers engaged in harvesting and loading of sugarcane in Belagavi district of Karnataka. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Centre increases Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, met here on Wednesday, approved ₹ 340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at…
